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Chinese Cherry Tree
Prunus tomentosa
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Mid-view of the tree.
Cherry Tree from far away.
Close up of the Cherry Tree.
Audio pronunciation here
Leaf:
alternate, 2–7 cm long and 1–3.5 cm broad, oval to obovate, acuminate with irregularly serrate margins, rugose, dark green, with glandular petioles.
Form:Shrub/Tree
Fruit:sweet but slightly tart cherry 5–12 mm (rarely to 25 mm) in diameter, scarlet, ripening in early summer.
Bark: glabrous and copper-tinted black
Location: 40 degress north and 80 degress west
Economic/Ecological Importance:
The fruit is edible, being an ingredient of juice, jam, wine and in pickled vegetables and mushrooms. It is also grown as an ornamental plant.
Habitat:Temperate areas, Hardwood forests, Suburban Areas
Range: Eurasia, North America, Australia
Toxicity: Can produce cyanide when leaves become wilted

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